Spending three days at the NACIS 2012 conference was an amazing experience. I went to some incredible sessions but a cartographic conference is really all about the maps. Here are some of my favorites from the maps gallery.
Portland Crossings by Nick Martinelli
Perfect example of art meets map!
The Starks of Winterfell by Hannah Moseson of Univ of Wisconsin – La Crosse
Of course I love Game of Thrones so this one was a no-brainer. Sorry the quality is a bit grainy but I was still learning to use my new phone.
ETA: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna and Spain: 1959 – 2011 by Lauren Tierney of Univ of Oregon
I just love the use of color in this map, I’m a sucker for red on black.
History of Science Fiction by Ward Shelley – 2011
History of Science Fiction by Ward Shelley – 2011
This incredible map was part of the Science Maps exhibit.
Polar Sea Ice 2011 Fortnightly Analysis and Daily Analysis by Mark Denil of National Ice Center
This was an interesting way to show temporal data and I found myself hypnotized by the repetition.
Harrowed Landscape: NE/SE Minneapolis Crime: 2010-2011 by Mathew A. Dooley of Univ. of Wisconsin – River Falls
Harrowed Landscape: NE/SE Minneapolis Crime: 2010-2011 by Mathew A. Dooley of Univ. of Wisconsin – River Falls
Again a sucker for red on black but this map really displays the data perfectly! It really makes me want to make some concentric circle maps.
Oregon Wine by Daniel Huffman
All the wine regions from the Oregon Trail video game.
Portland Metro Area Carto Quilt
Portland Metro Area Carto Quilt
Portland Metro Area Carto Quilt
14 different map styles done by 14 different people all quilted together into one glorious map.
Bicycletown / Bridgetown by Ryan Sullivan of Paste in Place
Bicycletown / Bridgetown by Ryan Sullivan of Paste in Place
I love me some info-graphics! Notice that he created a different logo for each bridge. Click on the picture on his website for some high quality photos of the map.
Portland Finger Plans by Ryan Sullivan from Paste in Place
Portland Finger Plans by Ryan Sullivan from Paste in Place
This is just one in a series of Portland maps created using hands. Check out his website to see all of them.
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
Ever needed to navigate downtown with the least amount of visibility?….Here’s your map!
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
All the different slogans written on stop signs in Portland.
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
A beautiful way to show the growth of a city.
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
A 3D visualization of diversity in PDX.
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
Not sure I can agree with these classifications but a fun map nonetheless.
Developing the Cultural Atlas of Portland by David Banis, Jon Franczyk, Daniel Coe, Kirk McEwen, and Frank Lahm III
Interesting color classification by neighborhoods.
Zoning Map of San Francisco by Michael Webster of City of SF
Zoning Map of San Francisco by Michael Webster of City of SF
Such meticulously placed labels, truly a piece of cartographic beauty!
Columbia: the only risk is wanting to stay
Columbia: the only risk is wanting to stay
Another great mix of cartography and info-graphics.
Over the Edge 3D: Death in Grand Canyon by Kenneth Field and Damien Demaj of ESRI
Over the Edge 3D: Death in Grand Canyon by Kenneth Field and Damien Demaj of ESRI
I used to have this 3D basemap in my bathroom for several years that I picked up for free at an ESRI conference. I love somebody had the idea to spruce it up with all the deaths in the Grand Canyon.
Camp Wilderness – Boy Scouts of America
Camp Wilderness – Boy Scouts of America
Camp Wilderness – Boy Scouts of America
I just really love the retro-style of this map. It just reminds me of every summer camp I’ve ever been to as a child.
Laban Movement Analysis by Sarah Bennet of Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison
Laban Movement Analysis by Sarah Bennet of Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison
Laban Movement Analysis by Sarah Bennet of Univ. of Wisconsin – Madison
An interesting attempt to map the movement of the human body.
Humboldt Bay, California by Aaron Taveras of Univ. of Kansas
Humboldt Bay, California by Aaron Taveras of Univ. of Kansas
The Oregon Bicycle Map 2012 by Mark Scott
The Oregon Bicycle Map 2012 by Mark Scott
Again the Oregon Bicycle map but I couldn’t resist. The creator Mark Scott calls it “Cartomation”. “It is a kinetic mechanical 1:250,000 scale model of the state of Oregon. The sprocket hubs correspond to 35 location of selected cities. The diameter of the steel pipe was sized according to traffic volume.” I also got to see it in motion which was definitely something to behold.
Link to Science Maps: scimaps.org
Link to Paste in Place: pasteinplace.com
Link to Mark Scott: markscott.biz
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